Project Grant OR2025014

Award Date 3/26/25
Completion Date 8/13/30
Dollars Obligated $8.2M
Federal Grant Program
20.534
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Oregon, USA
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  1. Installing a modular building complex to serve as TriMet's operations center with necessary communications and utility infrastructure. 2) Constructing a maintenance shop/garage facility with features like a paint booth, rooftop solar array, and expansion capability to accommodate fuel cell electric buses. 3) Developing a state-of-the-art hydrogen and diesel fueling station integrated with a storage yard. 4) Building dedicated parking areas, installing electric vehicle charging stations, and adding landscaping and security enhancements. 5) Upgrading utility connections and stormwater management systems.

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